Community to set vision for Green Valley Creek

Published Wednesday, 19th August 2015

Fairfield City Council is calling on residents to help set the direction and vision for the Green Valley Creek Rehabilitation Project.

Council will be holding two community
consultation days on Saturday 29 August 11.00am–2.30pm at Sappho Street Reserve, Canley Heights and
Saturday 19 September 11.00am–2.30pm at Crosio Place, Bonnyrigg.

Mayor
of Fairfield City, Frank Carbone, said that the project is excellent news for
Green Valley Creek.

“I encourage everyone to come along to
Council’s consultation days to have input into this important restoration
project.

“The Green Valley Creek works will
complement other rehabilitation projects in the area including a section of
Green Valley Creek opposite the Mount Pritchard and District Community Club which
was rehabilitated in 2008 and two bank stabilisation projects that are located
downstream along Orphan School Creek, Hawkesbury Street at Canley Heights and
Baragoola Street, Fairfield West, that were completed in 2012 and 2013,” Mayor
Carbone said.

Green Valley Creek is one of three
major tributaries flowing into Prospect Creek and is approximately 6km long. Like
many urban creeks it has been severely degraded and impacted by increased
stormwater runoff caused by urban development. This has led to significant
creek bed and bank erosion along sections of creek.